Car replacer



Mar. 6, 1923. G. R. OWENS.

CAR REPLACE FILED SEPT. 12. I922- Patented Mar. 6, 1923.

'G'EORGE OWENS, :OFvJOLIETg, ILLINOIS.

Application filed September 12 ,v 1922. iSeIial..N0." 587,757.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE "RIOWENS'," a citizen of the United" States, residingat J oliet, in the county of'lVill and State of Illinois, have inventedv certain new and use ful Improvements in a CarjRepla-cer', of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to car replacers, and has for' an'obj'e'ctto provide a device for the purpose of replacingcars upon a railroad track. It maybe formed largely in one piece and is provided with grooves and guides to direct the flanges ofthe car wheels and guide the same upon the rails, in a rapid and effective manner.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a car replacer of the character above described, and embodying a main portion adapted tobe placed against the rail upon which the car wheels are to be rested, and a second portion pivotally secured to the main. portion for movement relative thereto, whereby, said second portionniay be en gaged beneath the rail and the car replacen thereby securely held in place after suitable fastenings are driven into the ties.

Another objectzof the invention 1s .to provide a .car replacerhaving'the characteristics above described, and which is. simple in construction and design, permitting the menufacture of the same at A a low cost, and which is light in' weight, consistentzwith the objects to be attained.

I addition to the foregoing, thisz'invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described andparticularly. pointed out in the .appendedclaims' In the accompanying drawings, in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the samecharacters of reference throughout the several views in whichthey appear:

Figure l is a view in plan of a car rep-lacer constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view thereof inside elevation.

Figure 3 i a View in side elevation, looking at the side of the device opposite that shown in the preceding figure.

Figure t is a View thereof in end elevation.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic plan view of a portion of a railroad track, illustrating a pair of replacers in position upon the rails for the purpose of rerailing a derailed truck; and,

Fig." 6 is-=a fragmentary vertical crosssectional =viewl, *takenrapproximately on the plane indicatedby the line GQG 'f Fig. 1.

WVith reference to' the drawings,- 10. inchcatesthe-base portion which is rectangular whenviewed implan, and'is 'formed-Lon one longitudinal side with. a base fian'ge1'1 ,apertured to -ireceive spikes} The" under side is formed '1 with longitudinally extending groove12 in"which"to-receive the head'of the rail when the oarreplacer is-placed thereupon.

An integral 'flan'ge -13) is-formed yupon the top of theidevice adjacent the outer-'longitudinal" edge -=thereof and 'ex-tending parallel to the rail. A second rfiange is" formed at the opposite longitudinalred'ge of the device, as n14; saidrflange-extending'at an; angle to the longitudinal side of thesame-Q A relatively broad, downwardly inclined portion is formed at one endf thedeviceas at 15, while a relativelynarrow, downwardly inclined portion lfiis formedi at the other end. The flange 14' inentionedi above. is continued alongthe. edges of thelincline'd portions 15 and: 16 as 'at.17 and 18" respectively.

A pair of longitudinally extending grooves 19 and 20 in; parallel relation "are formed in the-dipper" surface of the base portion of the devicegadefining a'riiilge :21therebetween, one V groove being located closely adjacent the 23 are formedupon theisurfaceof the device, said grooves being however: extended at an angleutO the. grooves, 19; and. 20* and intersecting the same, defining a ridge '24 therebetween. -One of. said inclined" grooves is located closely adj ac'ent the flange 14:. It i to-be noted that theridge 21' is located in contiguous relation tothe ball. of the rail and inclined portions 25 "are-formed at the ends of the ridge and thereby forma-a runway from the surface of the ball of the rail.

It is to be further noted that the ridge 24 is continued downward upon the surface of the inclined portion 15 as at 26, thereby defining a pair of parallel grooves 27 and 27' at opposite sides. Said grooves 27 and 27 merge into the grooves 22 and 23 to direct the flanges of the car wheels thereinto.

A plurality of apertured lugs 28 are formed upon the outer longitudinal side of the base portion of the device to enter the spaces between a corresponding number of pairs of apertured ears 29 which are formed upon a longitudinally extending securing 32 are inserted into the apertures of the lugs 28 and ears 29 whereby to hingedly secure the securing member 30 to the base portion of the device. v L

In placing the rerailer in position upon the'rails, the hinged securing member 30 is first moved upwardly in a counter clockwise direction about its pivots 32, from its position shown in Fig. 4;, whereupon the device is lowered into place, with the heado-f the rail entering the under groove 12. The securing member 30 is then swung, downwardly again to the position shown in Fig. 4, with its toe engaging the under surface of the rail head, whereupon the re-railer may be secured in place by spiking the flanges 11 and. 31 to the cross ties, as shown.

When the device is placed upon the rail in the manner shown and described, in conjunction with a duplicate placed uponthe other rail as indicated in Fig. 5 it will be seen that the broad inclined surface 15 of one device will be located between the rails and the broad surface of the other device will be on the outer side of one of the rails. To replace a car upon the tracks, the flange of the wheel 40 at one side of the truck is placed in the groove 27 of the inclined portion 15 nearest the flange 17, while the other wheel i1 is placed in the other groove 27 of the other device, If the car is then urged upward the flange of the wheel 40 between the rails .will enter the groove 23 and glide down the other incline 16 at the opposite end of, the device, directing the tread of the wheel upon the ball of the rail and the flange ofthe wheel ,thereagainst. The flange of the wheel 41 at the other side of the truck will enter the groove 22 and crossing over the the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A car replacer including, a base portion adapted to straddle the rail and having a groove therebeneath toreceive the ball of the rail, and a plurality of grooves formed upon its upper surface, some running para-llel'to the rail and others at an angle thereto, an inclined portion at each end of the device, one inclined portion being narrow and the other broad, said broad portion having grooves in its upper surface leading into the inclined grooves of the base portion, and a flange at one side of the base portion and at one side of the broad inclined portion.

2. A car replacer including, a base portion adapted to straddle a rail and having a groove therebeneath to receive the ball of the rail with one side ofthe device cut away to permit the device to be placed against the side of the rail and the ball readily engaged in the groove, and a securing member hingedly secured to the base portion and adapted to engage beneath the ball of the rail, said base portion and securing member having openings to receive spikes whereby to permit securing of the device to the ties.

In testimony whereof, I, aflix my signature;

GEORGE R. OWENS. 

